Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents
by Ellen Ullman
I first read this elegant memoir by a Bay Area software developer when it came out a quarter century ago, at a moment of technological optimism that seems far away now. But the book itself hardly feel... (Tom)
Ex-Wife
by Ursula
I’m discovering that, even more than historical fiction, I love reading stories written during the particular era in which they are set. The combination of the author’s first-hand knowledge and the re... (Liz)
Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone
by Amy Hest and Philip C. Stead
We here all identify strongly with the young hero of this story, a girl just trying to read a book, or eat a cookie, or do somersaults by herself when a friend shows up. Sometimes it's nice to be alon... (Tom)
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
by Leah Hazard
An excellent companion to Rachel E. Gross's Vagina Obscura and Liz Stromquist's Fruit of Knowledge. With warm, witty writing, thorough research, and inclusive language, journalist-midwife-mother Leah... (Anika)